Tripura Assembly elections 2018

Manik Sarkar resigns, to continue as caretaker CM in Tripura

Sarkar, however, will continue to be the caretaker Chief Minister until the new government sworn in.

Mar 04, 2018, 14:47 PM IST

Assembly elections 2018: After 'historic victory' in Tripura, BJP to celebrate 'Vijay Diwas' across India

On Saturday the party decimated the red bastion in Tripura - one of its last two citadels - and ousted the CPI-M from power after 25 long years.

Mar 04, 2018, 07:52 AM IST

BJP appoints observers for Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland

The BJP said on Saturday it and its allies have got full majority in Meghalaya, where results have thrown up a hung Assembly.

Mar 04, 2018, 00:53 AM IST

BJP-IPFT storm leaves Tripura a fallen fortress for the Left

The Left is now dramatically more vulnerable. On the other hand, BJP says ally IPFT will be a part of the new government.

Mar 04, 2018, 00:16 AM IST

BJP, allies steamroll Assembly elections in Tripura, Nagaland; may form government in Meghalaya

The stunning saffron surge in the Northeast on Saturday decimated the Left in Tripura - one of its last two citadels - with the BJP ousting the CPI-M from power after 25 long years.

Mar 03, 2018, 23:38 PM IST

Watch: PM Modi leads ‘observance of silence’ in memory of BJP, RSS workers killed in 'political violence' across India

The stunning saffron surge in the Northeast on Saturday decimated the Left in Tripura - one of its last two citadels - with the BJP ousting the CPI-M from power after 25 long years.

Mar 03, 2018, 22:56 PM IST

Congress failed in Tripura because Rahul Gandhi turned down alliance with TMC: Mamata Banerjee

The BJP on Saturday decimated the Left in Tripura - one of its last two citadels - and ousted the CPI-M from power after 25 long years.

Mar 03, 2018, 22:31 PM IST

PM Modi making frivolous remarks: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh responds to 'independent soldier' jibe

PM Modi on Saturday called the BJP's impressive performance in Tripura Assembly polls people's answer to "fear, lies and confusion" being spread against his government.

Mar 03, 2018, 21:25 PM IST

Sun is red when it sets, turns saffron when it rises: Narendra Modi taunts Left after Tripura victory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi revelled in his party's victory in the Tripura Assembly elections, and launched a scathing attack on the politics of the Left. He said the Northeast would show the way to the rest of the country when it comes to development.

Mar 03, 2018, 18:54 PM IST

Amit Shah takes swipe at Rahul Gandhi: I received a message on WhatsApp that elections are being held in Italy

BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday took a dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over the Assembly election results in three Northeast states.

Mar 03, 2018, 17:25 PM IST

With Tripura, Nagaland in its kitty, BJP expands its footprint to 20 states

In a major disappointment for the Congress, Meghalaya, which was once a party bastion, is heading towards a hung house.

Mar 03, 2018, 17:16 PM IST

BJP-led NDA’s wave in Tripura sends Congress into oblivion

The entire Congress vote share seems to have shifted to the BJP which garnered 42.8% of votes in 2018 elections, up from a meagre 1.54% in the 2013 polls.

Mar 03, 2018, 17:08 PM IST

This is not BJP's golden age, there is more to come: BJP president Amit Shah after victories in Tripura, Nagaland

Only if the BJP has won in West Bengal, Kerala and Odisha would he call it a golden age, Shah said.

Mar 03, 2018, 16:44 PM IST

BJP used massive money power to influence Tripura elections: CPM

The BJP who looks poised to form the government in the state stormed to power in alliance with the tribal-based IPFT outfit.

Mar 03, 2018, 16:36 PM IST

Historic victory in Tripura is an ideological one, it's a win for democracy over brute force, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called the 'historic victory' in Tripura an ideological win and said that democracy had won over brute force.

Mar 03, 2018, 16:10 PM IST

Amit Shah thanks Tripura voters, calls BJP's win a victory of PM Modi's development politics

The BJP on Saturday to stormed to power in Tripura in alliance with the tribal-based IPFT outfit.

Mar 03, 2018, 15:47 PM IST

Parrikar congratulates Modi, Shah for Tripura win

Goa CM on Saturday congratulated PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah for the party`s victory in Tripura.

Mar 03, 2018, 15:22 PM IST

Reactions on 3 north east states' elections - Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya: Who said what

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ally surged ahead of the Left Front in Tripura establishing a lead in 41 seats in the 59-seat elections. It is a close fight in Meghalaya with the Congress ahead in 20 seats and NPP is leading in 19 seats. In Nagaland, the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) was ahead in 28 constituencies while the BJP and its ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leading in 26 seats.

Mar 03, 2018, 15:13 PM IST

Tripura CM has 3 places to go - Bengal, Kerala, Bangladesh: Himanta

The 69-year-old chief minister has governed Tripura since 1998.

Mar 03, 2018, 14:05 PM IST

Manik Sarkar – the ‘poorest’ Chief Minister humbled by Narendra Modi’s mighty BJP

The biggest highlight of Sarkar’s tenure in Tripura is ending insurgency and bringing peace to the state.

Mar 03, 2018, 13:44 PM IST